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SWAPWest is a partnership between colleges and universities in the West of Scotland which aims to support access to higher education for adults. SWAP programmes started in 1987 in Glasgow and since then we have supported over 40,000 students.
The SWAPWest team is based in Glasgow and is hosted by Glasgow Kelvin College. We are:
Director: Kenny Anderson
Admin: James Burns
Development Team: Amy Angus, Lisa Marsili and Kerry Smith
Contact us by email swapwest@scottishwideraccess.org or phone on 0141 564 7206.
Our College Partners
Our College Partners
Ayrshire College
Dumfries & Galloway College
Glasgow Clyde College
Glasgow Kelvin College
New College Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire College
West College Scotland
Argyll College UHI
Our college partners deliver a range of access programmes. You can check these out in our programme section.
Our University Partners
Our University Partners
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of Glasgow
University of Strathclyde
University of Stirling
University of the West of Scotland
Each of these universities has signed up to the SWAP partnership agreements and agreed to consider applications from SWAPWest students for their degrees. Check out progression route section for degrees that are available.
SWAPWest governance
SWAPWest is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO).
All of our college and university partners are members of the SCIO. Our current trustees represent the membership.
Chair: Marcus Ross (University of the West of Scotland)
Vice Chair: Claire Glen (Glasgow Clyde College)
Host: Robin Ashton (Glasgow Kelvin College)
Members meet at least twice a year with our annual report and financial statement agreed at our AGM. Information on our last three years is available on the web site. Further information about SWAPWest is available on request from the Director at swapwest@scottishwideraccess.org
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